Help [ME] Ronda

Bermuda, Bahamas....

Caribbean Bliss is here.  The Cocoa Daisy's April Kit is up in the store.  It's like sunshine in a bag & i totally love it.  I had a lot of fun with it.  I still want to create so i can't wait to open it up again.

While you are at the store, check out some of the Cocoa Daisy exclusive stamps!  They are yours for the taking!

This picture just makes me laugh.  Man what is up with me revealing all my dorkiness this week?  Yes Nina hangs out in my shirt.  She loves being there.  When i say no, she bangs her head against me as if to say "let me in, let me in." 

The kit's name inspired the layout along with April's incredible guest designer Lucy Edson.  Yep the top peeks out from the top of the album....that is if i eventually put it in an album.   I so love that picture of St. Maarten.  It is what i think of when i picture the Caribbean.  I can feel the warmth right now. 

My sweet nephew's 3rd birthday. Finneas is so adorable. When i saw the tiny pennants on the AC thicker sheet, i thought a small banner would be great on the page. I cut down various scraps of pattern paper into different sizes. Stitched them down. Added in the tiny chipboard pennants & letters. 

I so loved the papers in this kit that i really wanted to capture them in a cool way.  Step in Miss Emily.  She did this uber cool tutorial on Scrapbook & Cards Today.  Love, Love, Love it...almost as much as i love this guy.  He is my rock, my strength, my love. 

living in Dorkapolis

I am so bad at throwing my sunglasses into my purse. I do it quite often and let them suffer the consequence of my keys & other items floating around in there.  So far so good.  That is until today. 

I left therapy feeling quite good.  I had a great session, feeling like i am moving forward.  I decided to give Martha a call to tell her about the beautiful weather here.  She was supposed to be here this week & i was rubbing it in.  I got in the car and slipped on my sunglasses, totally oblivious to the fact that one of the eye pieces was missing. 

HOW COULD I MISS THAT?

Well i chatted most of the way home, only saying goodbye when i stopped by the Starbucks drive-thru.  YES i went through the drive-thru with these sunglasses on.  I kept wondering why the guy was looking at me strange.  Did he say anything to me?

NOPE.  But i am sure he was laughing when i left.

I pulled up into my garage, took off my sunglasses and finally noticed my stunning new look.  I busted out laughing at myself.  I mean what a dork!  How could i drive around town with those glasses on and not notice???

I could have kept this all quiet & to myself.  Instead i call Martha snorting with laughter & tell my story with tears running down my face.  She told me I had to send her a picture.  It still makes me laugh. 

Aruba, Jamaica ...

Join us at Cocoa Daisy Sunday, 3 pm Eastern for Reveal Day.  Chatter, Prizes, and the debut of the April Kit.  Its so beautiful, like sunrise on a beach.  Here are my sneaks for you....

kind of like it

What a different day it was yesterday.  55 F & Sunshine.  Thunderstorm.  10 inches of snow.  All in one day.   I was impressed that Anthony got up this morning to go shovel driveways for some cash.  The sun is working on the rest.  It was really pretty today and i loved hearing the drip, drip, drip of the snow melting.

Fabrics.  For lexi's room.  She asked we finish up the decor.  I agree.  I want her to have the room she wants and it's time i made it a priority.  We had fun at the fabric store picking out pillow & drapery fabric.  Two pillows done.  Three more to go but they are cut out. 

I also found some fabric for me for a skirt i have been wanting to make.  Yes i finally put ME on the list.  i might be a little down the list but at least i am on it.  It is a beautiful linen and i think i going to add a nice chocolate band.

The dining room is coming along.  Andy has been working diligently on prepping it for paint.  It looks really beautiful with the red in the room.  I can't wait to see it finished!

love, love, love...

Today

A very snowy day has been happening today.  It doesn't bother me.  It has been such a light winter I really can't complain.  It looks so beautiful outside.  They way the snow is piling up on the pergola makes me happy.  The chihuahuas snuggle in to keep warm.  Besides...

"There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine.  Snow or freezing rain suddenly releases you from expectations, performance demands, and the tyranny of appointments and schedules." The Shack by Wm. Paul Young

Fancy a smile....

 

Her smile lights up my world.  It is so much better than a scowl or a glare.  When she smiles, her eyes glow.  And what a great quote from Mother Teresa.  so fitting for this page.

Fancy Pants & Tattered Angels have paired up this month.  Over at the Fancy Pants blog you will find a little tutorial on the ribbon flower & how i created this page. 

days go by

and still i think of you.  Yes my blog, i do think of you.  I often write posts in my head.  And there they sit.  The good news is i have been busy with family, friends, and a long neglected house.   The cleaning plus purging is on schedule.  It feels so good.  I am feeling much better and the pneumonia is out the door.  Cooking & Baking.  Chicken Piccata.  Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.  Baguettes.  Peanut Butter Cookies.  Focaccia Bread.  Go Go Go......

i'm.....

so ecstatic to be a new part of the Lily Bee Design Team, such a great company & so many talent designers

listening to my body when it says to slow down

wanting to tackle some painting of bedrooms & the laundry room

trying to really live the life i want, which means rearranging schedules & priorities

listening to Shiny Toy Guns' Major Tom & Dirty Vegas' Days Go By

really excited to have my dining room ceiling completed hopefully this week...Andy & Phil have made the "beams" for the coffered ceiling

happy that i did get some sewing projects started but really need to create something for me

need reminders that self-care isn't selfish

so happy to find some high altitude fixes for some baking issues, being a mile high city changes things

really trying to celebrate the little beautiful things in my life

Got Scraps?

me too.  So much so that i am just going to get to sharing....

Awesome March Ozzie & Harriet Cocoa Daisy kit. 

Christine, Me, Tricia, & Lisa...so much fun together

 

She really is amazing.  Anyone recognize the title?

Had to capture this blog post.

39 Birthday capture

Fancy Pants Designs:

The Palazzari family.  Andy's granddad & great grandparents.

Me..preggers with Lexi.  WOW do i look so young!  Fancy Pants has paired up with Tattered Angels.  Love those frames!

Lunch dates with SIL = good things.

6x12 layout.  Anthony loves the PS3.

ludicrous speed

spring cleaning each room + purging

its taking some time but i am so loving the results

Church board meetings

 

teaching lexi's friend taylor to make pasta & giving the kids a refresher

Date night with Andy, we saw Avatar in 3-D imax (it kind of made me dizzy).  Visually stunning.  I was kind of expecting more 3-D moments.  No the story isn't original but it still seems to be a lesson we need to learn.

working on some things in therapy and had some really good self-realization

 

Tuesday's night choir concert, lexi's wardrobe change was as impressive as her voice

Thursday lunch with local friends

feeling like i am at 85 - 90 % and trying to kick the finally remnants of pneumonia out the door

needing to create more time for some sewing projects

love that tin of threads that use to be my granny's

Bombay Sliders with Garlic Curry Sauce.... so very good but shouldn't they be Mumbai Sliders?

finally catching up with Jessi, kept feeling like we were missing each other

such much more on my plate but i love that i have the energy to do it!